Travelogue

Im Herbst feiert ganz Nepal das Dharsein-Fest. Für die Kinder bedeutet das: Drachensteigen lassen. Überall kann man dann die aus buntem Seidenpapier und gespaltetem Bambus handgefertigten Drachen kaufen, sowie Spindeln mit ausreichend Schnur, um die tanzenden Schmuckstücke hochsteigen zu lassen.

Kids flying kites along the street out of Katmandu Valley. It was the time of the annual Dharsein festival in Nepal which is traditionally greeted by children flying these handmade kites. You could see them literally everywhere, flying from rooftops or here, from the side of the road. While handmade, these kites are comparably cheap, so loosing one isn’t to much of bad luck. What’s pricey are the spindles at about 20 times the amount you’d have to give for a kite.

This is the big “Stupa” in Boudha, close to Katmandu. It’s a buddhist sanctuary where many tibetian refugees go.

On our way to Nagarkot.

Two young ladies in a small village near Nagarkot. We stopped to get a drink.

Deepak, my friend and guide, taking a small break from chatting with the girls…

The local cow-wash.

Young boy with young goats…

Finally, Nagarkot tower. From here, the view goes not only over Katmandu valley but potentially also to some of the Himalaya peaks. Although the weather was nice, it was far from being clear. Clouds on the horizons obscured the view. Nevertheless, a beautiful day.

This lady was in the process of cooking and washing noodles for “Chowmein”, fried noodles. I photographed and interviewed her (with the help of Deepak), and later we of course had to also taste the freshly prepared meal.

The ladys husbands hands, preparing our meal.

Getting back into Katmandu, vendors under umbrellas at the roadside.

A few days ago we finally got to see some of the mountains of Himalaya. This picture was taken from the roof of Radio Sagarmatha looking north over Kathmandu. The incredible view of these mountains changing color as the sun went down over the valley was exciting after days of constant rain.

Wo ein kleines, wunderfitziges Pferd namens “Himbeerkuchen” landet auf seinen Reisen um die Welt, lässt sich neuerdings auch auf einer neuen Web-Seite namens himbeerkuchen.hirschler.net nachvollziehen. Neben einer Bildgalerie gibt es auch einen Link zu einer interaktiven Weltkarte, auf der alle Orte verzeichnet sind, an denen sich das kleine Pferd schon hat fotografieren lassen. Die aktuellste Einträge sind aus Taipeih. Viel Spaß!